New Deployment Kit for a DirSync server in Azure

Deploying a DirSync server for Office 365 password synchronization as a virtual machine in Azure is a great way to get started in using Azure infrastructure services as an extension of your organization network. Here is the basic configuration:

The Excel configuration workbook makes the configuration of the Azure infrastructure for this solution super-easy.

Step 1: You fill in the cells with the blue background on the set of sheets for the various elements of the Azure configuration (Resource Groups, Storage Accts, etc.). Here is an example:

The PowerShell sheet uses your settings to generate the custom PowerShell code that builds out the Azure elements and infrastructure. Here is an example:

Step 2: To execute the PowerShell commands, you can:

Copy the Column A text into Notepad and then copy and paste the needed blocks one at a time into the Azure PowerShell command prompt.

Copy the entire text of Column A into a blank .PS1 window in the PowerShell Integrated Script Environment, and then select and execute blocks as needed.

We would love to know what you think of this deployment kit:

Will you use its contents?

Does it help you deploy faster or more successfully?

What is missing from the kit?

Thank you in advance for your feedback.

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